US Private Equity Firm to Acquire PH Shipyard in Ex-US Navy Base

U.S. private equity firm Cerberus will acquire for $300 million a debt-laden shipyard in the Philippines at a former U.S. navy base close to the South China Sea, the facility's trustee and two sources with knowledge of the deal said on Tuesday (See Yahoo News/ Reuters for story)..

Igorot Weaver Wins Prestigious WCC Crafts Competition

Lydia Langpawen (seated, second from left)

Igorot weaver Lydia Langpawen won the prestigious World Crafts Council competition for the Asia Pacific region (See Igorot Age for story).

3 Fil-Canadian Hoopsters Playing in NCAA for Simon Fraser U

Elliot Dimaculangan, Hunter Cruz-Dumont and David Penney (Source: Philstar.com)

Fil-Canadians David Penney, Elliot Dimaculangan and Hunter Cruz-Dumont are basketball players for Simon Fraser University, the only Canadian school playing in the American National Collegiate Athletic Association (See Philstar for story). 

40% of Filipinos Say Their Quality of Life Has Worsened

Forty percent of Filipinos said that their quality of life has worsened, based on the latest survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) (See INQUIRER.net for story).

141 Filipinos Still in War-Torn Ukraine

Some 141 Filipinos are still in war-torn Ukraine as intense fighting in the country rages seven days since Russia's invasion, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday (See PNA for story)

Two UP Scientists Hailed by Britannica as Shapers of the Future

Dr. Rodney Perez (left) and Maria Isabel Layson

Filipino scientists from the University of the Philippines Dr. Rodney Perez and Maria Isabel Layson have been honored in Encyclopedia Britannica’s 20 Under 40 list of Young Shapers of the Future who are making their mark on history (See GoodNewsPilipinas.com for story).

Fil-Am Actor Sara Porkalob Headed to Broadway

Filipino American playwright, actor and singer Sara Porkalob will have her Broadway debut in September. Porkalob, 32, will play the part of a Founding Father in the official revival of “1776,” about the declaration of U.S. independence, at the Roundabout Theater in New York (See INQUIRER.net for story).

Miami Heat's Spoelstra Wants to Do Another Hoops Camp in PH

Ccoach Erik Spoelstra held a special basketball camp in Manila (Source: NBA)

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra, named one of the NBA’s 15 greatest coaches, said he plans to hold another special basketball camp in the Philippines. Spoelstra said he hopes Houston Rockets rookie Jalen Green, also a Filipino American, would be part of the event (See INQUIRER.net for story).